Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchStormont returns? And Tory plotters strike again – Politics Weekly UK
After nearly two years without a government, could power sharing in Northern Ireland finally be back? And, another week, another Tory faction plottin…
2 years, 1 month ago
Why are councils going bankrupt? – Politics Weekly UK
The government has an announced an extra £500million to help local councils in England. After years of squeezed budgets, many are facing bankruptcy. …
2 years, 2 months ago
Middle East conflicts and the Rwanda bill – Politics Weekly UK podcast
As tensions in the Middle East continue to rise, this week John Harris speaks to Niku Jafarnia of Human Rights Watch about the regional conflicts. Th…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Post Office scandal – Politics Weekly UK
The government has announced it will introduce legislation to exonerate the many hundreds of postal workers affected by the Post Office Horizon softw…
2 years, 2 months ago
Revisited… Keir Starmer’s Labour: hope or despair? – Politics Weekly UK podcast
Politics Weekly UK is taking a break. So this week John Harris revisits a conversation with the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee and political report…
2 years, 2 months ago
Review of the year: looking back at 2023 – Politics Weekly UK
It’s been another year of political high drama, division and chaos. The Guardian’s John Harris is joined by political editor Pippa Crerar and columni…
2 years, 3 months ago
The Rwanda bill: what next for Rishi Sunak? – Politics Weekly UK
The government’s landmark Rwanda bill was voted through on Tuesday night. With the issue threatening to tear the Conservatives apart, the Guardian’s …
2 years, 3 months ago
Rwanda bill and Boris at the Covid inquiry – Politics Weekly UK
Rishi Sunak attempted to quash critics of his Rwanda plan with a surprise press conference today. Will it be enough to save him from his own party an…
2 years, 3 months ago
Good COP, Bad COP? – Politics Weekly UK
Cop28 starts today in Dubai and its already shrouded in controversy. So what can leaders agree that will make a change to the planet? And in the UK h…
2 years, 3 months ago
Autumn statement: the government hunts growth – Politics Weekly UK
Jeremy Hunt’s much anticipated autumn statement promised tax cuts and getting people back to work. John Harris is joined by the Guardian’s political …
2 years, 4 months ago